March winter storm hits Cohasset

This morning, Cohasset schools initially had a two-hour delay; however, as the weather took a turn for the worst, the delay turned into a closure.

"Additional snow kept on coming," said Acting Town Manager Michael Milanoski. Superintendent Cataldo and the public safety department determined that closing schools was a better idea.

Town Hall remained open, however, and has not lost power. The Dept. of Public Works (DPW) reported that they lost power and phone service, and were running on generator power. The Recycling Center remains open.

Erin Dale

Cohasset has weathered the March winter storm better than the epic storm that was February's Blizzard Nemo.

While school was canceled today and power failures have occured around town, it seems that Cohasset is faring well as the storm starts winding down.

Acting Town Manager Michael Milanoski said that this storm "is different than Nemo, 'a' because there's a lot less snow, and 'b,' we don't have the wind gusts we had in the other storm."

Initially Superintendent of schools, Barbara Cataldo, was reluctant to cancel school, since quite a few snow days were used up last month as the town grappled with multiple days without power, and the Deer Hill School was converted to a warming center. This morning, Cohasset schools initially had a two-hour delay; however, as the weather took a turn for the worst, the delay turned into a closure.

"Additional snow kept on coming," said Milanoski. Cataldo and the public safety department determined that closing schools was a better idea.

Town Hall remained open, however, and has not lost power. The Dept. of Public Works (DPW) reported that they lost power and phone service, and were running on generator power. The Recycling Center remains open.

National Grid workers have been spotted around town, quickly restoring power to areas that lost it. Folks on Jerusalem Road, Beechwood Street, Forest Avenue, Lamberts Lane and others reported outages; many are reporting that power is now back on.

Cohasset residents on Facebook and Twitter have also reported flooding on Margin Street and Atlantic Avenue, while the local police scanner is continuing to report downed trees and plenty of motor vehicle accidents in the area. The bottom line for today? Proceed with caution.